History of the Atlanta Fire Dept.

[GA_Dave]

A question has come up...

The 1975, 1983 and 1992 yearbooks all state that #19 was opened on June 1, 1925. The plaque on the front of the station states 1924. If that is the case, they would not have been assigned an ALF in 1921. There is no record of a #19 before 1924 or 25. Records also show that #20 was opened in 1926.

Here's a possible explanation:



Providing everything we have stated this far is correct, Stations 19 and 20 could have been planned to be opened earlier than they actually did open. The apparatus could have been purchased and received well before the stations were ready or the additional personnel were hired/trained. I would guess that the 1920 rigs went to Engines 3 and 18 and the 1921 rigs went to Engines 19 and 20 as those stations opened. The plaque on 19's could have been made, based on a projected opening date, then that date was postponed. I don't know this for a fact, just offering a possible explanation. Perhaps anyone working at 19's or 20's might know if there is any kind of Company history records around???